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Katherine Parys |
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PhD Candidate Supervisor: Dr. Seth Johnson Emphasis: Biological Control Office Phone: 225-578-1846 B.A. Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island 2002 M.S. Environmental Biology, Clarion University of Pennsylvania 2005
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Research Interests:
My dissertation research focuses on the dynamics of the Salvinia weevil, Cyrtobagous salviniae, both in relation to its host plant Common Salvinia (Salvinia minima) and to a suspected predator, the Red Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta). I am looking at the introduction and establishment of the C. salviniae into Louisiana to help control the rapid spread of S. minima, and the spatial dynamics of predator/prey relationships on the mat.
I also have a strong interest in macro photography and documenting/recording insects for educational purposes. Some of my photos are available through UGA’s Bugwood Network and the Invasive Exotic Species Network. You can see them here.
Memberships:
Entomological Society of America
Ecological Society of America
The Entomology Club at LSU
The American Arachnological Society
Awards:
Outstanding Graduate Student in Biology, Clarion University, 2004
Some of my Photographs:
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